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THOMAS B. DE FOREST, OF BIRMINGHAM, CONNECTICUT.

, Letters Patent No. 59,898, dated November 20, 1866 EPEOIFICAIIOJ.

TO. ALL WHOM IT MAY GONCERN:

'Be it known that I, THOMAS B. Dn FOREST, of Birmingham, in the countyof New Hoven, and State of Connecticut, have invented s. new Improvementin Buckles; und I do hereby declare the following, when teken inconnection with the accompanying drawings und the letters of referencemarked thereon, to be s, full, clear, and exact description of the sumo,und which suid drawings constitute port, of this specification, undrepresent in- Figure a front view of the buckle complete.

Figure 2, the frame.

Figure 3, the tongue. y

Figures 4 und 5, the construction of the sleeve which unites the tongueend freine.

Figure 6, asecticn in linen: z, of fig. 1. And in Figures 7 end 8, themanner of securing the buckle to s strop. l

This invention relates more particularly to the construction of bucklessuch es nre used for wearing apparel, but is equally applicable tc otherpurposes, and consists in the peculiar manner cf forming undv jointingthe tongue to the freulie, asnlso in the manner of securing the buckleto the strop.

To enable others to eonstruetrcnd use my improvement, I will proceedtodescribe the same cs illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

A is the frzrne, B B, the tongues. The frame I form from s. piece ofround or other wire, es eeen in iig. 2, attening the side a, .or nctgusmay be preferred. and of proper length so ns @fleuve c. specs, C',between the two ende; and I form the two tongues from similar wire bybending into the form seen in lig. 8, each of the tongues pointed in theusuel manner, the width of the two tongues corresponding to the specs Oin the frame.

The sleeve which is to unite the tongues with the frame I form from opiece of thin sheet mets-l, es seen in iig.

5, of the length of one side of the buckle, perforated ut d d,corresponding to the two tongues, B B; I then double the blank D intothe form, os seen in iig. 4.-, then place the two tongues through thetwo perforutions, d d, und the open side of'the buckle into the sleeve,as seen in iig. 4, then close the sleeve around the her of the tongueund the two ends of thc frame, es seen in figs. 1 and 6, sndfthe buckleis completo. Thus I huve formed in on extremely simple manner s verystrong end durable buckle without any of the objections which exist inbuckles of similar appearance, und very much cheaper thun the buckles ingeneral use; as the lsbor required in their manufacture is no more, undthe quantity of metal used much less. The buckle thus complete muy beapplied in the usuel manner, but this construction affords e. muchbetter security, and which security forms en important part of thisinvention, and which I illustrate in figs. 7 and 8. The three parts ofthe buckle are furnished to consumers in the form seen in figs. 2, 3,und 4, who unite them with the strap in the following manner: The

' two tongues are first inserted through the strap neer its end, then inthe manner before described through the two perforstions in the sleeve,und the frame also inserted, as before described, and the sleeve thenclosed down over the strop se denoted more cleorly in fig. 8; thisfinishes und secures the buckle to the strep by the seme operation, incn extremely noot und workmunlike manner, und by security which cennotbe detached by ordinary or reasonable usage.

This manner of attaching the buckle to the strep by means of the sleevesround the tongue ber, may be employed in other buckles.

Hering thus fully described my invention, what I claim es new unduseful, end desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the frame A, the tongues B B, und the sleeve D,kwhen the said sleeve D serves to hinge tho tongues to the frame,substantially in the manner as herein set forth.

2. I cleim securing the scid buckle to its strap by ineens of the sleeveD uround the bar and over the strep, substantially es herein set forth.

THOMAS B. DE FOREST.

Witnesses:

.Tous E. Erni., N. W. Hsmnoms.

